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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024speech•less /ˈspitʃlɪs/USA pronunciation adj. - temporarily unable to use the power of speech because of fear, exhaustion, astonishment, etc.:She was speechless with anger.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024speech•less (spēch′lis),USA pronunciation adj. - temporarily deprived of speech by strong emotion, physical weakness, exhaustion, etc.:speechless with alarm.
- characterized by absence or loss of speech:speechless joy.
- lacking the faculty of speech;
dumb. - not expressed in speech or words:speechless compliments.
- refraining from speech.
- Middle English specheles, Old English spǣclēas. See speech, -less bef. 1000
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dumfounded, shocked, mute. See dumb.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged silent, mute.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. loquacious, voluble, talkative.
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